Kalangala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several passengers are getting stranded after management of MV Kalangala restricted the number the vessel carries to 50 per voyage as they observe the Standard Operating Procedures – SOPs due to the COVID-19. But the Kalangala District Chairperson, Willy Lugoloobi says a solution should …
Read More »Kalangala quarantine center closed over lack of funds
Kalangala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kalangala district taskforce has temporarily closed the quarantine centre at Bishop Dunstan Memorial Secondary School due to lack of funds. In April, the district received 165 million shillings to intensify anti-COVID-19 campaigns to facilitate surveillance, coordination and also establish isolation centres. The Kalangala LCV chairperson, …
Read More »NFA moves to evict forest encroachers in Kalangala
Kalangala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is growing tension amongst residents encroaching on the Lutoboka Central Forest Reserve in Kalangala District as the National Forest Authority-NFA moves to evict them. The reserve covering 174 hectares of land, is now home to more than 400 residents. The residents encroached on the …
Read More »Millions lost as MV-Kalangala remains grounded
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kalangala district local government has lost 105 million Shillings in taxes this month alone, as a result of due to the absence of MV Kalangala, a ferry that plies the Entebbe Kalangala route. Kalangala district chairperson Willy Lugoloobi says the vessel which carries up to …
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